Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-27
Fashion Notes.

Very close about the wrists are the new
linen cuffs.
Yellow appears to gain rather than
lose in popularity.
Babies long trocks must measure forty
two inches from the neck to the hem.
Round Waists are still conspicuous
among French toilets for semi-dress
wear.
A novel pin for the hair or bonnet has
the head in form Of an Interrogation
point.
Present appearances indicate that
ribbon Will be used in profusion upon the
spring and summer dresses,
All the new cOlors appear in the new
straw bonnets, hence they may be chosen
to match costumes OF any color.
All shades of brown are fashionable,
ana bronze brown is held in high favor
for evening gown combinations.
Natural wool etamine, imperial serge,
camePs hair textures and fancy tweed
Will be used for stylish travelling Co.'S
tunes tor spring wear.
Jetted belts may be made out of odds
and ends of jet beads on a foundation OF
silk or velvet, and will be found useful to
wear with summer dresses.
felisses of gray plush, lined with pink,
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The hood must match the pelisse and be
tied with soft pink satin strings.
Outside jackets for spring wear are
longer than those worn last fall, and a
hood OF the material OF the garment,
lined with striped satin, is added.
A tasteful and inexpensive spring
wrap may be made OF black corded silk
trimmed with Imitation thread lace. The
most inexpensive lining will be thin silk.
The newest round hats have wide brims
and very high crowns, In some the brim
is fastened to the back of the crown in
Louis XIV. style and handsome lunches OF
plumes are placed upon the backs OF the
crowns.
Fancy pocket handkerchief, more for
ornament than use, are provided in
prOfusioD, and they certainly display
much beauty. and novelty. The only
handkerchief which Is really for use. not
ornament, is the plain hemstitched one.
Cancels hair, albatross, serge and nuns
cloth are among the white wool goods in
tended for spring and summer wear.
Heavy watered ribbon, an inch and a
quarter wide, will be used as a garniture
upon these dresses, being placed In rows
upon the overskirt, both front and back.
Corsets are worn shorter than formerly,
and are far more trimmed. A charming
trimming is bnree rows OF worked eye
let's, in each OF which Is threaded a mar
row satin ribbon; lace above and below
finishes this ornament, which can be
entirely white or black, or OF the same
color as the corset. Black lace cannot
he worn on a colored corset.
Both single and doubie-breasten
basques and jackets will be worn this
season. Vests OF all kinds will beretaIned,
and will be greatly diversified, being
visible in many cases only IN the lower
portion OF the corsage, u%1p&zp others
only a short plastroO1pc5e top VIII be
used inside OF the half-open jackets that
are copied from masculine garments.
For suits of light weight Tor the spring
are cheviots and Angora cloths ia fine
lines, pins checks and stripes OF black
and white together, or OF dark Havana
brown with Suede, dark blue with white,
or else green, copper, red or plum color
The spring jackets are made OF barred or
striped cloths of dark colors, or OF the
favorite Suede and tan shades that are
always worn In the spring.
In line OF the new fancy for ribbons
around the throat and wrists are new
collars and cuffs with small loops of linen
along the upper edge, through Which
narrow, picot-edged ribbon OF different
colors is run and tied In bow of many
long loops, under the chin and on the out
side OF the sleeves. Another fancy is for
rufiies OF crimped lisse, set thick with
innumerable loops OF narrow white or
colored ribbon.